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For all of the crypto holders who are living in fear of regulation, here is some good news for you:
https://www.coindesk.com/mario-draghi-european-central-bank-has-no-power-to-regulate-bitcoin/
Though, the governments must be upset at Draghi.

According to reports, a few banks in Singapore have ceased doing business with several startups that operate with cryptocurrencies. Singapores Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Industry Association claims that over ten companies have had issues with Singapore banks and that the corresponding financial institutions have provided no reasons for the account closures.

Bitcoin Trading at 85% Premium in Zimbabwe - Priced at $7,200
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-trading-at-85-premium-in-zimbabwe-priced-at-7200
..and you thought $4,000 was expensive.
Arbitrage traders must be pulling their hair out, trying to figure out a way to get a piece of that 85%.

Interesting stats:
http://www.investopedia.com/news/bitcoins-price-behaving-sticky/
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Currently, the Japanese yen accounts for 47.3% of BTC volume by currency, followed by the U.S. Dollar with 32.52%, which adds up to almost 80%. China's share, which was hovering around 90% levels a year ago, is now condensed to 4.54%. While the South Korean won and euro are at 7.34% and 4.85% respectively, according to cryptocompare.
In terms of exchanges, Bitfinex (BTC/USD) commands 11.57% of trading volume, followed by bitFlyer (BTC/JPY) at 4.48%, Bithumb (BTC/KRW) at 3.97%, Bitstamp (BTC/USD) at 3.84% and Bittrex (NEO/BTC) at 3.64%, according to coinmarketcap.
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The prices of cryptocurrencies have corrected due to the China crackdown. This in some ways has brought confidence in the markets as it lowered the perceived importance of the country to some extent. However, the range-bound movement in the markets is indicative that investors and traders are still looking for some clues before making the next move.
BTC volume in China went from 90% to 4.5%. I'm surprised that BTC price hasn't dropped more.

https://bitcoinist.com/john-mcafee-says-national-governments-going-war-bitcoin/
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...there is the never-ending fight between decentralized digital currencies and sovereign national governments. It is this latter regard in which John McAfee, the anti-virus pioneer, remarked that the war between digital currency and world governments has already started.
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Another interesting development is that some countries are making (or considering) their own digital currency. Estonia and India are two notable examples. A researcher at the Central University of Finance and Economics, Huang Zhen, has said that China should create its own cryptocurrency as well.
Who will predict the next country to express interest in making their own digital currency?

Anyone read this article?
Its pretty negative towards bitcoin, calling it "bitcon" but still pretty interesting i thought.
http://nypost.com/2017/09/25/bitcoin-market-may-be-financing-north-korea-after-sanctions/
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But Im told the nations that put those sanctions in place are worried North Korea is getting around them by using the bitcoin market to get secret financing.
And Im wondering if thats the reason China, which seems to be on board in pressuring North Korea, recently shut down bitcoin markets.

i am inspired from one of my friend who became millionaire trading BTC online.
https://oshenews.blogspot.com/2017/08/cryptocurrency-trading-or-digital-gold.html
and plz guide me how to be millionaire online quick.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced yesterday the creation of a new task force to focus on cyber-related misconduct.
Tucked away in the statement was an intriguing detail: the areas of focus include violations involving distributed ledger technology and initial coin offerings (ICOs). At the same time, the SEC also revealed a group that will develop initiatives to protect retail investors, which implies a greater scrutiny of new instruments. Given the flood of ICO projects attempting to enter the market, and taking into account the institutions previous statements on the funding mechanism, it is not surprising that the SEC is dedicating more resources to monitoring activity in the sector. What is notable is the speed with which the SEC appears to be mobilising.
While no doubt disquieting some market participants, the increased policing can be interpreted as welcome news for digital tokens in general  rather than dampening innovation, enhanced legitimacy and stronger investor protection could broaden interest, and give the market a stronger fundamental base.
Comment from Solve.Care
We welcome the progression towards greater transparency and accountability to protect investors and companies. We at Solve.Care are following best practices for transparency, disclosures and know-your-client requirements. This is why our website and whitepaper has extraordinary level of detail on market opportunity, roadmap, corporate governance and a plethora of documents to provide all possible information to our token buyers.
We are not offering equity or debt vehicles via our Early Adopter sale, but rather a utility token for our platform that gives the token holder right to use our platform. Regardless, we have adopted the best practices advocated by SEC in terms disclosures and processes.
Solve.Care is working on a filing with SEC under the appropriate rule, before the Opensale of the platform tokens in Nov 2017. This is one the key reasons why Early Adopter Sale is not available to US buyers.
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A new invention patent has been filed by FICO. The invention is a tool that will allow FICO, government, and others to collect financial data from Bitcoin exchanges. The tool is designed to support AML and KYC regulations. The patent is called Advanced Learning System for Detection and Prevention of Money Laundering.

Swedens are reportedly not making active use of cash this year has also been recorded as the lowest level of banknote usage over the past 30 years.
In a press release from the worlds oldest central bank of sweden ,Sveriges riksbank, they stated that..
"Today, cash is used to an ever-decreasing extent in Sweden, which has led us within the
world of central banking to start considering whether a digital complement to cash that is
guaranteed by the state is needed so that we will be able to promote a safe and efficient
payment system in the future too"
Read More=> https://zycrypto.com/sweden-considering-digital-currency-bitcoin-comes-mind/

In case you haven't heard yet, Nexon (which is a global leader in online games for PC and mobile) is going to buy 65% stake from Korbit (which is a huge exchange), both services operates in south Korea. Even though, they didn't buy the whole company, I still believe that we will see something from Nexon related to bitcoin, probably a game that advertise it, who knows? What are your thoughts?

Japans Financial Services Agency (FSA) has revealed that it will start a full review of bitcoin exchanges operating in the country, which includes putting them under full surveillance starting in October. This step is to ensure they comply with the revised law which legalized bitcoin as a method of payment in April.

How much is generally paid out in Bounty Campaigns? My company is thinking of running a bounty campaign for promotional activities before our ICO, and it would be good to know how much generally gets paid out for retweets, Facebook posts, signature campaigns etc. If someone could tell me in terms of FIAT currencies, it would help us figure out a fair price to pay! We will be paying with our own tokens.
Thank you

i am in desperate need of money and searching internet from last 3, 4 years to find a way of online earning. i know about many websites where we can earn online but compared to the time it wastes the earning potential is too low. now i heard about btc, and i m searching btc from last few days. my question is, is there any posibility to earn at least 0.10000000 btc/month online.

The first Nexus Earth conference kicked off this last weekend in Aspen, Colorado. It ran from September 21 to 23. The Nexus Earth team referred to the event as the dynamic think tank of the year. Leaders in many disparate fields came together and discussed the future of blockchain and society. These individuals represented the cryptocurrency, finance, technology, political, and economic ecosystems. They explored the future of blockchain technology and its implications for society.